THIRD SEASON (1920): RECORD 85 
joined by a male Cuckoo. She “ bubbled ” from 
the centre orchard at 2 p.m. and immediately flew 
across to the north-east side of the common to 
return with a male Cuckoo. Settling down to 
preen herself she was continually buffeted by the 
male Meadow Pipit of No. 6 pair. 
At 2.20 p.m. she slipped into the cherry tree A, 
and sat motionless, as though to lay, until 3.40. 
Then she floated down to the ground, showing the 
observers the fourth nest with one egg of No. 6 
pair. For the third time out of four this fosterer’s 
nest was built under a mound. Chased by her 
intended dupes the Cuckoo immediately glided on 
into some trees behind the cottage garden on the 
north-east side where she was lost to view. Having 
seen nothing more of her we left for tea at 4.30. 
Returning at 5.30 I watched a Pipit behaving 
suspiciously in the territory of the missing No. 9 
pair. This subsequently proved to be No. 8 pair 
at work building its third nest. 
I heard the “ bubble ” of the female Cuckoo 
over on the north-east, and about a minute later 
saw an obvious male and female flying towards 
me from that direction. They passed over, she 
“ bubbling,” going south-west into the forest. I 
thought that an egg had been laid in nest i 5 , 
